tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081305983981515764Sun, 18 Dec 2016 19:23:19 +0000computer parental controlsFirefox Parental controlGoogle chrome parental controlMcAfee Parental Controlsandroidandroid parental controlyahoo parental controlcomputer parental controlshttp://computerparentalcontrols.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (FunBlogger)Blogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081305983981515764.post-4015342621059897553Sun, 11 Sep 2011 08:03:00 +00002011-09-11T01:05:48.416-07:00Firefox Parental controlFirefox Parental control using 5 powerful addons extensions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">How to Set Firefox Parental Controls.Firefox surely does not has inbuilt parental control system but it has some extremely powerful Addons which up to some extent solves the purpose.<br />Parents should understand that there is no bullet proof method which can act as complete solution but series of steps taken in right direction could help in the cause.<br />Main reason of this blog post is to help parents and guardian to apply some sort of filter on their browser but consider these adddons to be the first step because children now days are more techie,they understand these stuffs much better then we do.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R5IaH8MDdrs/TV5tPi3fX6I/AAAAAAAAAEk/lH6LMUOxoiY/s1600/Title.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R5IaH8MDdrs/TV5tPi3fX6I/AAAAAAAAAEk/lH6LMUOxoiY/s1600/Title.png" /></a></div><br />Well,these are the best firefox addons which you can download and install on your windows XP/vista /or Win7 based upon the number of user currently using them.<br /><br />1- <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/blocksite/contribute/roadblock/?src=dp-btn-primary&amp;version=0.7.1.1">BlockSite by Erik van Kempen</a> (with 177,357 users )<br />BlockSite is an addon, which automatically blocks blogs/websites which you don't want to open. Moreover, this addon will OFF all hyperlinks/links to these blogs/websites, by just displaying the text without the clicking functionality.<br /><br /><b>How to use it</b> - You can add and/or remove blogs/websites,which you don't want to visit again, with the help of the BlockSite Preferences. Open this window by clicking on the options button of BlockSite in Tools &gt; Add-ons menu, or by clicking on the Preferences item in the context menu of the extension in the Extension Manager.<br /><br />2- <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/linkextend-safety-kidsafe-site/">LinkExtend - Safety, KidSafe, Site Tools by Linkular LLC</a> (with total 78,285 users)<br />LinkExtend provides meta-site-ratings for computer safety, child safety, company ethics, and popularity. Safety results come from eight online services giving you a safer browsing experience. Site links, titles, files and reviews are also included.<br /><br />3 -<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/censureblock/">CensureBlock 0.45 by Vasiliy Temnikov</a><br />This addon blocks sites containing pornographic materials.<br /><b>Review from a user</b> - This is absolutely perfect addon - my computerless housemate was constantly using my pc to whack off over.. I don't mind him using it otherwise so I simply put this on when he wishes to use it.<br /><br />4-<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/procon-latte/">ProCon Latte Content Filter 3.3 by Hunter Paolini</a> (with 55881 users )<br />Block web pages containing pornography or any other type of material based on keyword lists.</div><br />ProCon is a FREE content filter for the Firefox browser. It can filter any kind of material (pornography, gambling, hacking, cracking, etc...), it can also block all traffic, making sure that only desired websites (set in the Whitelist) can be accessed, and includes a profanity filter, all *like* a parental control filter.ProCon also has password protection in order to keep *others* from changing the settings.<br /><br />5-<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxfilter/">FoxFilter by Inspired Effect</a> (with 41,524 users)<br />Recently called "THE Parental Control for Firefox"! FoxFilter is a personal content filter that helps block pornographic and other inappropriate content. All filtering features are free! Premium features available with small support fee.<br /><b>More details</b> -This addon helps blocking content for essentially any user-defined Web site or criteria. You can quickly and easily block content for an entire site (e.g. Playboy) or enter custom keyword filters (e.g. videos, movies, images, pornography, nudity, gambling, explosives, etc.) that will be used to help block content for any site that contains these keywords. There are many pornography-related keywords already included! (see Filter Keywords below for more info). FoxFilter is designed to work with Firefox on Mac, Linux and Windows and includes password-protected settings and security features to help prevent it from being bypassed, uninstalled or disabled. A password recovery feature is also available. </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/comps/~4/HurINTIEcQg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/comps/~3/HurINTIEcQg/firefox-parental-control-using-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FunBlogger)2http://computerparentalcontrols.blogspot.com/2011/09/firefox-parental-control-using-5.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081305983981515764.post-5439952614418372280Thu, 19 May 2011 07:43:00 +00002011-05-19T00:43:25.342-07:00androidandroid parental controlcomputer parental controlsAndroid Parental Control Apps - complete guide<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZvaJmSDpjb4/TdTDuzpw0MI/AAAAAAAABVc/unTHGNNpXds/s1600/android-parental-control.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZvaJmSDpjb4/TdTDuzpw0MI/AAAAAAAABVc/unTHGNNpXds/s1600/android-parental-control.jpg" /></a></div>Parental control/adult content filtering app should be available for <b>Android OS</b> driven smartphones, especially as Android is being used more and more in phones, mobile devices, and computers.<br /><br />If Google is supposed to be so 'open', why not allow users to download an app that can block much of the mature content that enters through youtube (which cannot be removed) or even now apps on the <b>android market</b>?<br /><br /><br />In short a few suggestions for parental controls that I think would go a long way are...<br />• A way to hide apps from the home screen.<br />• A requirement to type in a password (unless an individual chooses to not require this)<br />• Perhaps a fast, easy way to stop internet and android market access so my child can play his games without having us check every 30 seconds what he's up to.<br /><br />The best free <b>Android Parental Control App</b> that i could find is from smartappcloud<br />You can check the reviews , download this app and find some basic instruction on <a href="http://goo.gl/mCgU5">appbrain.com&nbsp; </a>and do not forget to check the its official <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Android-Parental-Control-App/123629131031273">facebook</a> fan page.<br /><br />A complete guide to above mentioned <b>android parental control app</b> -&nbsp;<br /><br />1- Define your admin password.<br /><br />2- Select "Modify Restricted Apps List" at Configuration page.<br /><br />3- Select the apps that you may decide to restrict by tapping on them.<br /><br />4- Use back button to go back to Configuration.<br /><br />5- Tap on the apps on Configuration page to toggle restriction for them.<br /><br />6- Tap "Enable Restriction" to enable or disable restriction for the selected restricted apps.<br /><br />7- Leave the app; it will run a task in background to protect the restricted apps.<br /><br />8- When somebody runs a restricted app on your phone, the app will be blocked by Log in page of the parental control app. They have to enter the admin password to by pass log in page. Otherwise that will need to hit Home or Back buttons to move to home screen.<br /><br />9- To remove restriction, run parental control app. Then log in with admin password. App will display configuration page, where you can disable restriction for all or individual apps. </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/comps/~4/QLuxfZRxFAo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/comps/~3/QLuxfZRxFAo/android-parental-control-apps-complete.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FunBlogger)0http://computerparentalcontrols.blogspot.com/2011/05/android-parental-control-apps-complete.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081305983981515764.post-5075282343144361494Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:23:00 +00002010-08-12T05:23:23.822-07:00McAfee Parental Controlshow to set McAfee Parental ControlsApplying McAfee Parental Controls includes three sections:<br /><br />1. User Settings: Includes settings for Image Filtering, Content Filtering, Allowed Web Sites, and the Web Browsing Time Limits schedule etc.<br /><br />2. Filtered Web Sites: empowers you to block or allow specific web sites or webpages.<br /><br />3.Keywords:Empowers you to enable or disable Keyword filtering and to easily define a list of Keywords by which you can easily filter web sites.<br /><br />How to<strong> Configure User Account Settings</strong>:<br /><br />1.Set User Account Information<br /><br />2.After the Windows User Accounts have been created, you must set some basic information about each user:<br /><br />3.Right-click the McAfee icon in your taskbar and select Open SecurityCenter.<br />4.Click Parental Controls.<br />5.Click Configure in the right pane.<br />6.Click Advanced.<br />7.Select the User Account you want to change and click Edit.<br /><br />For each <strong>Limited User Account</strong>, you can define : Whether Image Filtering should be enabled or disabled.<br />The Content Rating for the User Account, based on the age of the user.<br />The hours and days that you want that user to be able to access the internet.<br /><br />NOTE: The options for <strong>Administrator User accounts</strong> are limited to enabling or disabling Image Filtering.<br /><br /><strong>Image Filtering onMcAfee</strong><br />Image Filtering can be enabled or disabled for each account, and allows you to filter websites based on whether the images are inappropriate.<br /><br /><strong>Setting a user's content rating group</strong><br />A user can belong to one of the following content rating groups:<br /><br /><ul><li>Young child</li><li>Child</li><li>Younger teen</li><li>Older teen</li><li>Adult</li></ul><br />Setting a user's <strong>Web Browsing Time Limits</strong><br />Green portions of the grid represent the days and times during which the user can access the Internet. Red portions of the grid represent the days and times during which access is denied.<br />Each grid denotes 30minutes time interval.<br /><br />Click OK to save your changes and close the Edit User Account screen.<br /><br /><strong>Create a list of Filtered Web Sites</strong><br /><br />The Filtered Web Sites list allows you to choose which websites you wish to explicitly block or allow sites.<br /><br />Click Filtered Web Sites on the left pane.Type the URL of website to add it to the list.Select Allow or Block as required.To change a URL on the Filtered Web Sites list, highlight the URL, then type the updated URL into the text box at the bottom of the screen and click the Update button.For websites which have already been added to the Filtered Web Sites list, you can highlight the URL on the list and use the Block or Allow buttons to change the status of that URL. To remove a website from the list, highlight the URL and click the Remove button.<br /><br /><strong>Create a list of keywords</strong>:<br />The Keywords screen allows you to enable or disable the keyword filtering for the McAfee Parental Controls and define a list of keywords to filter websites. Use the radio buttons to turn keyword filtering On or Off.<br /><br />To add words to the list of keywords:Type the word of your choice in the box called Look For.Select the age category for the new word, and it will appear on the Word List.<br /><br />Click OK to save your configuration changes.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/comps/~4/Ovl6CmWQsNE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/comps/~3/Ovl6CmWQsNE/how-to-set-mcafee-parental-controls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FunBlogger)0http://computerparentalcontrols.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-to-set-mcafee-parental-controls.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081305983981515764.post-1561320596373592993Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:45:00 +00002010-07-30T04:45:52.598-07:00Google chrome parental controlGoogle chrome parental control with chrome extensionsGoogle search has a feature that lets you lock SafeSearch filtering. Google says that “SafeSearch screens for sites that contain explicit sexual content and deletes them from your search results”.<br /><br />Till now Google chrome does not have parental control but i hope they will add them in the near future but there are some extension which binds with chrome to provide decent level of protection.Below i have mentioned some extensions which are good parental control extentions.<br /><br />Google chrome parental control extensions for Google Chrome are :<br />1. <b>StayFocusd</b><br />&nbsp;StayFocusd is most downloaded Google chrome parental control extension that helps you stay focused on work by restricting the amount of time you can spend browsing time-wasting websites. Once your allotted time for the day has been used up, the sites you have blocked will be inaccessible for the rest of the day.<br /><br />See: <a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji">https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji</a><br /><br />2. <b>Google Blacklist </b><br />&nbsp;This extension will block or mark unwanted Google results.<br />For example, when you don't like the results of experts-exchange.com (where you need to pay in order to read the answer to questions) you can block all results from this website by adding the URL 'experts-exchange.com' to your blacklist.<br />See: <a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/hbodbmhopadphbloiimamkjmihekaejd">https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/hbodbmhopadphbloiimamkjmihekaejd</a><br /><br />3.<b> Simple Profanity Filter</b><br />Simple Profanity Filter is a Google Chrome Extension that blocks profanity seen on websites and replaces it with asterisks.<br />- Perfect for users who are children or are offended by some language<br />- Easily customize the words to censor<br />- Filters most dynamic web content, such as YouTube comments<br /><br />See: <a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/ackkocjhcalcpgpfjcoinogdejibgbho">https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/ackkocjhcalcpgpfjcoinogdejibgbho</a><br /><br />4.<b>TinyFilter</b><br />The tinyFilter extension is a tiny Web content filtering tool. As any other content filter, it uses predefined rules to filter a variety of Web sites. Additionally, tinyFilter provides a profanity filter to mask words that may be offensive to the user.<br />See: <a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/nlfgnnlnfbpcammlnibfkplpnbbbdeli">https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/nlfgnnlnfbpcammlnibfkplpnbbbdeli</a><br /><br />5. <b>F Off! </b><br />&nbsp;It's great for people who would like the power to choose what sort of language they consume on the web, or would like to make the web a cleaner place for their kids.<br />See: <a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/cgncneknljcfojiedmehojdlenlajkbh">https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/cgncneknljcfojiedmehojdlenlajkbh</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/comps/~4/7VRLwc_PK_Q" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/comps/~3/7VRLwc_PK_Q/google-chrome-parental-control-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FunBlogger)1http://computerparentalcontrols.blogspot.com/2010/07/google-chrome-parental-control-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081305983981515764.post-259804100999163998Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:30:00 +00002010-07-24T04:30:25.454-07:00yahoo parental controlHow to set yahoo email parental controlsYahoo! Parental Controls enables parents to place restrictions on what their children can do online and to know what their children are doing within those restrictions.<br /><br /><br />With Yahoo! Parental Controls, you can deny access to web sites of specific categories as well as to exact web sites. You can also restrict the people with whom your children communicate over Yahoo! Messenger or Yahoo! Mail to a list you approve. Each day, Yahoo! Parental Controls can enforce your decisions on when and for how long your child can connect to Yahoo! services.<br /><br /><br />You can also get feedback on what your children are doing online by setting up Yahoo! Parental Controls to send you a Report Card with each child's online activity for the past week, including the people to whom they send email or messages and the web sites they view.<br /><br /><br />Yahoo! Parental Controls also gives your children a means of negotiating with you. Your child can send you Permission Slips asking you to approve web sites they want to access or friends with whom they want to communicate.<br /><br /><b>Please read</b>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.yahooligans.com/parents/">Yahoo! Kids Parents Guide</a> for more information and resources on safe surfing. To learn more about Yahoo! Family Accounts, see <a href="http://family.yahoo.com/">Yahoo! Family Accounts</a> page.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/comps/~4/CHjio4Cgx8Y" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/comps/~3/CHjio4Cgx8Y/how-to-set-yahoo-email-parental.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FunBlogger)0http://computerparentalcontrols.blogspot.com/2010/07/how-to-set-yahoo-email-parental.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081305983981515764.post-3005943328671130469Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:39:00 +00002010-07-24T00:21:33.654-07:00computer parental controlsComputer parental controlsOur children's are at <u>High risk</u> ?<br /><br />The Internet is a valuable tool and resource for young people to learn about their world, research new things and communicate with friends.However, it is also a dangerous place where sexual predators lurk, images of sex and violence are commonplace and criminals looking for personal information employ deceitful practices.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kidseducationalgames.com/images/painted_hands.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://kidseducationalgames.com/images/painted_hands.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b>What is computer parental control</b>?<br />Computer parental control is more like an agreement between a child and parent which allows parents to set boundaries providing safe and clean environment to our children.<br /><br />&nbsp;<i><b>Wikipedia Quoted on </b></i><b>computer parental control -</b><br /><blockquote>Parental controls provide parents with automated tools to help protect their children and set restrictions while using devices and services. These controls may include: alerting a parent when their child's device leaves school, limiting their car speed to a certain maximum speed, controlling the content which the child views on a device connected to the Internet, or limiting the amount of time they can use their device.</blockquote><br /><b>How easy is to set computer parental control</b>?<br />First and foremost .the parents needs to spend some time to learn how to set parental control on your computer.Keep this in mind that children are born in computer age where they usually have more knowledge than parents.So we as parents needs to be updated.<br />Setting parental control includes conversation with your kids about possible harms of internet, installing internet filters,keeping stats of websites where they are more frequent.<br /><br /><b>Why do we need computer parental control</b> ?<br />Internet is full of spammers and pedophiles,who are always looking to take advantage of our innocent children.Through the internet, anything can happen to include sexual abuse, pornography, and pedophiles. Some parties want to take advantages from an online world by finding the easy victims.Many children have been trapped in sexual abuse from the initial tactic chatting.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/comps/~4/xcorHYAtj8Q" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/comps/~3/xcorHYAtj8Q/computer-parental-controls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FunBlogger)0http://computerparentalcontrols.blogspot.com/2010/07/computer-parental-controls.html